For one thing, you need to get rid of that avatar of yours. I mean really, a vacuum cleaner? The big tree avatar was much better. Once you do that, you will be cleared to sharpen chains.
Happy now?
Hey at least it was a Stihl vac.
I file at 30 and 0 degrees. No 10 degree drop in cutter angle and the sharpness seems to last longer.
So do you mean 30 degree top plate filing angle? As in looking down at the top of the chain?
I have one round file that has a guide attached to it, it has the 30 angle marked for me so I just keep it parallel to the bar/chain while filing.
And I keep the file guide angle at what my stihl book calls a 90 degree which would be perpendicular to the bar/chain as looking at the end of the bar towards the saw.
Bear with me as this terminology is new to me!
:newbie:
Also I have no idea how the top plate cutting angle and the side plate angle are to be set with my file??
The stihl literature That I gave the link to at the beginning of this thread does not even mention them or what to do about them???
So basically I have been filing with the round file at 30 and keeping the file "level" with the bar (perpendicular).
Oh, and the flat file for the rakers, I get that!
Please help me understand! Or do I have enough info?
I'm thinking when the other angles get out of whack I take the chain to the shop for 5 bucks and let them at it!
Or maybe when things get too worn, time for a new chain.
For now my chain is gravy, only like 4 tanks run through the new MS310.
Thanks in advance,
Doug